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Mr Roland Rino BÜCHEL (Switzerland, ALDE)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe since 25/01/2016

In the Assembly

  • since 26/01/2026 Representative - Switzerland
  • from 25/01/2016 to 25/01/2026 Substitute - Switzerland

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • Full Member: Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (since 25/01/2016)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 23/01/2024 to 25/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Youth and the Society of the Future (since 23/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage (from 23/01/2023 to 22/01/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport (from 29/01/2020 to 21/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Integration (from 26/01/2016 to 28/01/2020)
  • Alternate of Mr Damien COTTIER (Full Member): Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 26/01/2026)
  • Alternate of Mr Niklaus-Samuel GUGGER (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 27/01/2020 to 25/01/2026)
  • Alternate of Ms Doris FIALA (Full Member): (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 25/01/2016 to 26/01/2020)
  • Alternate of Mr Damien COTTIER (Full Member): Sub-Committee on External Relations (since 28/01/2026)
  • Alternate of Ms Franziska ROTH (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Culture, Education and Democratic Values (since 23/01/2024)
  • Alternate of Ms Johanna GAPANY (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage (from 26/01/2023 to 21/01/2024)
  • Alternate of Mr Niklaus-Samuel GUGGER (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 30/01/2020 to 22/01/2024)
  • Alternate of Mr Olivier FRANÇAIS (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage (from 29/01/2020 to 22/01/2023)
  • Alternate of Mr Manuel TORNARE (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 25/01/2016 to 26/01/2020)
  • Alternate of Ms Elisabeth SCHNEIDER-SCHNEITER (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport (from 25/01/2016 to 26/01/2020)

Interventions

Last speeches

24/04/2026 | 10:49:07 Honourable Madam President, Dear colleagues, My topic is the protection of citizens in our countries, in the countries of the Council of Europe. We have had an intensive week. We are now all heading back home and returning to the core tasks for which we were elected in our countries. The various institutions in our home countries have to ensure that decent people are doing as well as possible and that criminal organisations and criminals are doing as badly as possible, so that they can't get... 22/04/2026 | 19:21:02 Madam Vice-President, ladies and gentlemen, I am not a party to this legal dispute, nor am I an expert or pseudo-expert on the subject. Nor am I a journalist who is spreading blatant untruths in various languages on the Swissinfo channel. In recent months, weeks and days, we have heard a great deal from such people in this story, not only in the media, but also in the meetings of the political groups and in the deliberations of the committees, the relevant committee of this Parliamentary... 30/01/2026 | 10:33:57 Dear Chairman, ladies and gentlemen. I am going to talk about democracy. The USA left the World Health Organization (WHO) this year with clearly formulated criticism. The WHO responds to such accusations from the USA and other countries around the world verbatim. Quote from the beginning: "The WHO recommended the use of masks, vaccines, physical distancing, but at no time did it recommend mandatory masks, mandatory vaccination and lockdowns. We supported sovereign governments to make... 03/10/2025 | 12:10:13 Dear President, esteemed guests, I would like to say a few words about trust in the people and about someone who has placed this trust in people. It is about putting the welfare of citizens above that of politicians. Mr Alfred HEER is no longer with us. This is a great loss for the Council of Europe, for friends of democracy, for those who fight against corruption and for all of us who knew him personally. Mr Alfred HEER spoke with clarity. He never chose the easy path, but the one that... 30/09/2025 | 17:34:04 Madam Vice-President, members of the Assembly, In recent years, Kazakhstan has made great efforts to overhaul and modernise its political system and strengthen its democratic institutions. These efforts are reflected in the improvement of electoral procedures and the expansion of political representation, the bolstering of the multi-party system and the strengthening of Parliament. Of particular importance to me is the commitment to greater transparency. All these steps show that Kazakhstan...

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